You sure thats not bigger than .25 acre??? It looks like it anyhow. Fescue, which I wish I could grow, is what I would choose to keep. Look at videos from Pete GCI turf and Powerbypoole beautiful yards.

 

https://areacalculator.sodsolutions.com/ great source for measuring.

Fescue is the cheapest, easiest option. Kill everything in fall with 2-3 apps of glyphosate, then aerate and overseed. Fescue does good in the Nashville area but you may have to re-seed on an annual basis. Depending on the summer conditions. Something to consider in your finances for maintenance.

If you prefer the zoysia it'll be a lot of work trying to plug a lawn that size. I'd sod it in that case.

Best of luck!

 

Good eye! I guess it comes out to be about 1/3 of an acre if you subtract the house and driveway. I appreciate the feedback and I do think starting completely over with fescue is probably the best idea. Thanks, again!

 

Not to rain on the fescue parade, but if you have summers like us up here in extreme southern OH, they get pretty hot and muggy. TF will get brown and crusty really quickly unless you have some evening shade relief and/or you are an obsessive waterer. I'd go with a seeded Zoysia like Zenith. You'd get a much thicker grass overall, and no need to annually overseed.

 

Yeah tall fescue takes a lot of water in Nashville. If you have an irrigation system, then you'll be able to limp it along for the worst of the summer, but it will go dormant partially, especially in your full sun lawn. That was my experience with my parent's yard.

Zoysia would probably thrive in your yard as would bermuda. But the zoysia will take a long time to establish. It grows slowly so plugs would take multiple years to take over.

 

OK im in nashville Area. You will not like fescue alone. You can easily do KBG/Fescue mix. Most of Nashville does that. You need irrigation and a good fungus plan. My neighbors grass is always disease ridden. But they water to much and believe in shallow frequent watering no matter how many times i tell them. I have a neighbor with Zoysia and I have Bermuda. Sooooo you will have a million opinions but the choice is yours. Nashville is an anti Bermuda City. But it looks good. Alot of HOA ban bermuda. But i think I have done a great job with mine.

 

I wouldn't worry about neighbors yard.

Zoysia will require much less input (time, labor, and fert). Perhaps it's Meyer Zoysia? Zennith is lighter and a wide blade.

Sprig if irrigation is available and sod is not in the budget

Bermuda can be overseeded with rye which is a nice option but shade is a crucifix.